Pius IV House
The Casina Pio IV is a patrician villa in Vatican City which is now home to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of St.- Type: Manor estate
- Description: seat of the Pontificial Academy of Sciences
- Also known as: “Casina Pio IV”
- Address: Viale dell’Aquilone, 00120
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Peter’s Basilica and Sistine Chapel.
Saint Peter’s Basilica
Church
Photo: Rabax63, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican, or simply St. Peter's Basilica, is a church of the Italian High Renaissance located in Vatican City, an independent microstate enclaved within the city of Rome, Italy. Saint Peter’s Basilica is situated 240 metres southeast of Pius IV House.
Sistine Chapel
Church
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The Sistine Chapel is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the pope's official residence in Vatican City. Originally known as the Cappella Magna, it takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV, who had it built between 1473 and 1481. Sistine Chapel is situated 200 metres southeast of Pius IV House.
Vatican museum
Museum
Photo: Lalupa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Vatican Museums are the public museums of the Vatican City. They display works from the immense collection amassed by the Catholic Church and the papacy throughout the centuries, including several of the best-known Roman sculptures and most important masterpieces of Renaissance art in the world. Vatican museum is situated 230 metres north of Pius IV House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Rome and North Rome.
Old Rome
Trastevere
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Trastevere is a district in Rome. The district's name derives from the Latin words "Trans Tiberem": beyond the Tiber river. Today Trastevere is one of the centers of Roman night life; rich in pubs, restaurants, clubs.
Pius IV House
- Categories: building, villa, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Vatican, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.90416° or 41° 54′ 15″ northLongitude
12.45258° or 12° 27′ 9″ eastInception
1558Open location code
8FHJWF33+M2OpenStreetMap ID
way 44402133OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=manorWikidata ID
Q2291560
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Swedish—“Pius IV House” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Casina Pio IV”
- Croatian: “Ljetnikovac Pija IV.”
- Czech: “Letohrádek Pia IV.”
- Dutch: “Casina di Pio IV”
- Esperanto: “Dometo de Pio la 4-a”
- Esperanto: “Vilao de Pio la 4-a”
- French: “villa Pia”
- French: “Villa Pia”
- French: “Villa Pie IV”
- German: “Casina Pio IV”
- German: “Casino del papa Pio IV”
- German: “Casino di Pio IV”
- German: “Villa Pia”
- German: “Villa Pius IV”
- German: “Villa von Pius IV.”
- Hausa: “Casina Pio IV”
- Indonesian: “Casina Pio IV”
- Italian: “Casina di Pio IV”
- Japanese: “ピウス4世宮殿”
- Korean: “비오 4세의 집”
- Latin: “Villa Pia”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Casino di Pio IV”
- Norwegian: “Casino di Pio IV”
- Polish: “Casina di Pio IV”
- Polish: “Domek Piusa IV”
- Portuguese: “Casino di Pio IV”
- Russian: “Вилла Пия”
- Slovenian: “Casina di Pio IV”
- Slovenian: “kazina Pija IV.”
- Slovenian: “vila Pija IV.”
- Slovenian: “Villa Pia”
- Spanish: “Casa de Pio IV”
- Spanish: “Villa Pia”
- Spanish: “Villa Pía”
- Swedish: “Casino di Pio IV”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pontifical Academy of Sciences and Fountain of the Eagle.
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